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well, in just the last hour, house speaker john boehner said he expects a vote this week on extending the payroll tax cut. but as alison burns reports, the details have not been finalized just yet. >> reporter: we did here from -- we did just hear from joan boehner. he expects the deal will come to extend the payroll tax for another year. gop negotiators cropped -- dropped their demand that the holiday be offset with spending cuts. why the huge concession? >> we were not gonna allow the democrats to continue to play games. >> reporter: the tax cut saves the average american family about $20 a week and was set to expire this month. the negotiators are still haggling over how to pay for an extension of long-term unemployment benefits and prevent a big cut in reimbursements to doctors who see medicare patients. >>> the president wants cheaper nickels and pennies. he says the cost to make the coins is too high. this is more than just a penny- pinching move. it could save tens of millions of dollars. >>> palo alto is moving forward to plans to strengthen regulations for massage parlors. th
well, in just the last hour, house speaker john boehner said he expects a vote this week on extending the payroll tax cut. but as alison burns reports, the details have not been finalized just yet. >> reporter: we did here from -- we did just hear from joan boehner. he expects the deal will come to extend the payroll tax for another year. gop negotiators cropped -- dropped their demand that the holiday be offset with spending cuts. why the huge concession? >> we were not gonna allow...
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house speak -- house speaker john boehner is already laying his battle lines. he sent as you statement saying the election was not a mandate for tax increases. he and harry reid both have new conferences scheduled for this afternoon. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, the new session of congress will have at least 19 female senators. the most ever in american history. >> all six who were up for re- election, including diane nine stein, won their -- dianne feinstein, won their races. >>> in san jose, it appears incumbent rose herrera has won re-election to the city council. she has a solid lead over jimmy nguyen 55% to 45%. >> in san francisco, it appears that -- she's trailing the executive director of the african-american art and culture complex. right now, breed has 2% of the vote. aloggi has 20%. >>> a big shake up in the oakland city council. long-time city councilmember ignacio della fa wayne -- de la fuente was redeet -- defeated, 46%, 36% before the rank-choice voting and the pred was -- and the spread was
house speak -- house speaker john boehner is already laying his battle lines. he sent as you statement saying the election was not a mandate for tax increases. he and harry reid both have new conferences scheduled for this afternoon. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, the new session of congress will have at least 19 female senators. the most ever in american history. >> all six who were up for re- election, including diane nine...
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senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcdonnell and john boehner and nancy will sit down with president obama. it's the first time all five are meeting since november. economists hope they'll come up with a plan to avoid automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. some fear the meet as good just for show, however a big development with the senate minority leader. he spoke directly with the president for the first time in negotiations. >> i told the president we would be happy to look at whatever he proposes but the truth is we're coming up against a hard dead line here and as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago. >> the main sticking point is who should pay more in taxes. democrats want a hike on households making more than $400,000 a year and republican aids say their leaders might get on board with that offer. >>> meanwhile if they aren't able to avoid the fiscal cliff people here in alabama will be especially hard hit. that's because prop 30 will soon mean higher sales taxes and higher income taxes on the state's top earners, the fiscal cliff would a
senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcdonnell and john boehner and nancy will sit down with president obama. it's the first time all five are meeting since november. economists hope they'll come up with a plan to avoid automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. some fear the meet as good just for show, however a big development with the senate minority leader. he spoke directly with the president for the first time in negotiations. >> i told the president we would be happy to...
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the new york times reports this morning, house speaker john boehner is telling fellow republicans to use rising gas prices as a way to attack president obama and his energy programs. boehner is quoted as saying this is a debate we want to have. >>> an arizona sheriff and republican candidate for congress admitted this weekend he is gay. after allegations that he threatened to deport his ex- boyfriend. ball backieu addressed the allegations yesterday. his ex-boyfriend from mexico told an arizona newspaper that the sheriff threatened to deport him if he revealed their relationship. >> i'm here to say that all of these allegations that were in one of these newspapers are absolutely, completely false. except for the issues that refer to me as being gay. because that's the truth. i am gay. >> babieu also served as an arizona co-chair for mitt romney's presidential campaign but he resigned from that position yesterday. he says he will continue his race for congress. >>> from the orange orchids to the supermarket, the reason citrus is starting to get a bit more expensive. >>> and protecting
the new york times reports this morning, house speaker john boehner is telling fellow republicans to use rising gas prices as a way to attack president obama and his energy programs. boehner is quoted as saying this is a debate we want to have. >>> an arizona sheriff and republican candidate for congress admitted this weekend he is gay. after allegations that he threatened to deport his ex- boyfriend. ball backieu addressed the allegations yesterday. his ex-boyfriend from mexico told...
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100 letters containing white powder and threats to members of congress, including house speaker john boehner and washington senator patty murray. neighbors say they cannot believe the reserved man is now in custody. >> quiet, very quiet. very subdued. he didn't talk to anybody. he said hi and that's about it. they kept to themselves. >> the suspicious envelopes were also sent to members of the media. all the packages tested negative for toxic substances. carlson could be arraigned in federal court as early as monday. >>> police in washington state are still searching future the man who shot a deputy and stabbed a judge inside a courthouse. it happened yesterday in montesino, small town west of olympia. the deputy had approached a suspicious man in court, who suddenly attacked her with a sharp object. when the judge rushed over to help the man cut him in the neck, took the deputy's gun, shot her in the shoulder, and then ran off. the deputy and judge are in satisfactory condition. the suspect who has not been identified by authorities is still at large. >>> a california father accused of drug
100 letters containing white powder and threats to members of congress, including house speaker john boehner and washington senator patty murray. neighbors say they cannot believe the reserved man is now in custody. >> quiet, very quiet. very subdued. he didn't talk to anybody. he said hi and that's about it. they kept to themselves. >> the suspicious envelopes were also sent to members of the media. all the packages tested negative for toxic substances. carlson could be arraigned...